Directory traversal vulnerability in vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3…
Priority LOW 24CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, and VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 6a, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02147 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 update_6 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 update_6 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4pp-r7mc-7fj9
References
More VMware Vcenter vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-00743 The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2011-01568 The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-03555 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-01567 vCenter Server in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1 allows local… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2011-0426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4pp-r7mc-7fj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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